Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Greenish Puffleg

Anarta melanopa compared with Haplophaedia aureliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Greenish Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anarta	Haplophaedia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Haplophaedia aureliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Greenish Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Greenish Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Greenish Puffleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Greenish Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Greenish Puffleg

A small, greenish hummingbird of humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama, greenish pufflegs are named for the distinctive white fluffy leg puffs — feather tufts on the tarsi — shared by all members of the puffleg genus Haplophaedia. They inhabit forest edges and secondary growth at elevations of 800–2,100 meters, foraging for nectar at small flowering plants in the understory. Listed as Least Concern with relatively stable populations across their range.